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The atp confirmed that his lead was insurmountable, marking what is believed to be the earliest a player has locked up the yearend no. Roger federer s impeccable style, combined with the dramatic lighting of tennis matches, have produced some incredible images over the years. Terrible book dont buy i bought this book expecting to find out more information about roger federer, a player i am a big fan. The 2012 bnp paribas open was a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at indian wells tennis garden, indian wells, california, united states from march 5 through march 18, 2012. I was hoping that this book would focus more on federer s career and the events after wimbledon 2007. It was the 39th edition of the bnp paribas open, also known as the indian wells masters, and was classified as an atp world tour masters event on the 2012 atp world tour. Federer and me by william skidelsky in my view this is one of the best books ever to be written about federer. The man behind federers fitness the new york times.
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